Sam generates Food tokens to gain life, then Frodo is tempted by the Ring as you consume them, with each of the Partner cards feeding into a cycle
(The reason for the logjam was all the Pirates, which was more of a pleasant surprise than a problem.) Obviously, our plan makes it much more difficult to cut creatures
Personal opinion/speculation : I see nothing in the rules that would prevent, in the future, some muddle the case effect that un-solves solved cases
You can reduce the strength of an opponents characters to stop their challenges, or trade characters where it works for you
Later we'd get the pricey Shifting Loyalties, or the flexible but pricey Shifting Loyalties
An easy combo you can execute with Trazyn is by having Staff of Domination and Grim Monolith in your graveyard